Apply to Renovate Your Garden with NYRP’s “Gardens for the City”

Is there a community space in your neighborhood you’d like to see transformed? If so, apply for help from NYRP below. We provide support for projects of various scales — from building a few vegetables beds to large-scale restoration work.

Through the Gardens for the City program, NYRP helps communities transform public spaces in New York City. We provide materials, horticultural knowledge, environmental education, and lend labor-power and expertise in construction to help create community gardens and accessible landscapes in under-resourced neighborhoods.

See some of the community spaces we’ve helped transform.

Great Kills High School, Staten Island, NY, May 2017, Before and After

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Bronx, NY, June 2017, Before and After

Lydia’s Garden, East Harlem, NY, April 2018, Before and After

Queens Center for Progress, Queens, NY, June 2018, Before and After

Applications for Gardens for the City are accepted on a rolling basis. Submitting an application does not automatically qualify you to receive materials. We will contact you if you have been selected.

WHAT WE PROVIDE:

Planting trees, shrubs, perennials, and more

Building raised beds, compost bins and small scale carpentry projects

Topsoil, compost, and woodchip deliveries

Creating pathways, small fencing installations

Pick up and clear trash and refuse

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL:

Be located in Central Brooklyn, Northern Manhattan or South Bronx

Engage community members

Include plans for maintenance and long-term upkeep

INCLUDE IN YOUR APPLICATION:

Responses to all “Project Information” questions

Letter of recommendation from an organization or individual that has previously worked with your school or organization